The old man cupped his hands towards Qin Xuan.
It was clear that he had already guessed Qin Xuan's identity was far from simple.
Putting aside everything else, Qin Xuan stood at the doorway from beginning to end without any worry.
The whirlwind just now had been continuously rushing towards the stone house, but Qin Xuan only stood at the doorway for a moment, and the whirlwind retreated and disappeared.
Not only that, but the monster's sharp claws were even left on the ground.
No matter how he looked at it, the young man before him was not simple.
Cupping his hands towards the old man, Qin Xuan opened the door and walked out.
He casually closed the door and walked to the sharp claw, carefully picking it up.
The green blood was almost congealed at this time, and Qin Xuan raised his hand, using Spiritual Fire to wrap the black claw and bring it over.
The green blood was completely burned away by Qin Xuan, but the black claw was only slowly burned under the scorching of the Spiritual Fire and did not immediately turn into ash.
Gently tapping the sharp claw, Qin Xuan was a little surprised.
“This thing is much harder than I imagined.”
However, although this thing was hard, it still couldn't withstand being burned to ashes when facing a fire seed that was already transforming into Black Spiritual Fire.
Just then, Qin Xuan suddenly sensed a hint of killing intent.
He looked up to the side, and a black figure was staring intently at him a few hundred zhang away.
Looking at those blood-red eyes, Qin Xuan understood that this was the thing hiding in the whirlwind.
This figure looked like a Human Race, but Qin Xuan could clearly confirm that this thing was definitely not a Human Race.
“Could this thing be the unclean thing I saw on the road during the day?”
Qin Xuan frowned, a little hesitant.
But he quickly shook his head, denying this thought.
This thing could only appear at night; since it didn't even dare to appear during the day, it was definitely not the thing he encountered during the day.
Although Qin Xuan hadn't met the thing from the daytime, he could be sure that the thing from the daytime was definitely stronger than this ghostly thing.
At this moment, this figure was staring intently at Qin Xuan, looking as if it wanted to rush over and attack Qin Xuan.
“Seeking death!”
Qin Xuan cursed in a low voice and strode towards that direction.
He wanted to see what this thing actually was.
“Whoosh!”
Seeing Qin Xuan not retreat but advance, the thing immediately began to retreat.
It was clear that this thing was very wary of Qin Xuan.
“Whoosh!”
After a rustling sound, seeing Qin Xuan continuously approaching, a pair of fleshy wings extended from the back of this thing, and it quickly left here.
Seeing this thing leave, Qin Xuan frowned and did not pursue it.
“This thing looks a bit strange. I thought it was some kind of spirit or ghost before, but now it seems it should also have a physical body.”
“Moreover, it seems this thing is not completely without intelligence; on the contrary, it seems to have a certain degree of wisdom, and it immediately left here after realizing the situation was not good!”
Taking a deep breath, Qin Xuan shook his head.
“This thing cannot be pursued; there's probably a bigger guy behind it. This should just be a small minion.”
“Besides, it's incredible that the Human Race can survive in such a place. Even Cultivators would find it difficult to endure, let alone these Mortals.”
“Why not go back and ask them how they came here.”
Just then, Han Ye suddenly spoke to Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan also nodded thoughtfully.
No other reason, given the extremely harsh environment here, plus the existence of such monsters constantly hunting living people, these Mortals should have long been unable to persevere.
But there were still living people here, which made Qin Xuan ponder deeply.
“Using food to exchange for Soul Cores, only the caravan knows how to leave this place. From this perspective, the situation here is not simple.”
Qin Xuan pondered; at this time, there was no whirlwind around, not even a trace.
Returning to the room, Qin Xuan smiled and nodded.
“It seems there should be no trouble tonight.”
Hearing this, the old man nodded, looking at Qin Xuan with some surprise.
He hadn't expected Qin Xuan's strength to be even greater than he had imagined.
All those black whirlwinds had mysteriously disappeared after Qin Xuan went out, which he couldn't help but admire.
“It is this humble old man who was blind and failed to recognize your extraordinary status, my Lord…”
The old man was about to bow to Qin Xuan, but Qin Xuan directly supported him with Spiritual Qi.
He was not the kind of person who liked to force others to bow.
“Elder, I still have some things I'd like to inquire about. I wonder if you, esteemed elder, can enlighten me?”
Hearing Qin Xuan say this, the old man hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head.
“My Lord, you truly humble me. Just call me Wang Wu.”
Although the old man was extremely modest, under Qin Xuan's insistence, he still revealed his true name and full origin.
This old man was named Wang Fu and was not originally from here.
“Our ancestors offended the Heavenly Fiend Sect back then and were supposed to be executed, but in the end, they were sent to this Burial Spirit Land by them, and our Wang Family took root here.”
“Counting it, this is already the fifth generation.”
The old man sighed with emotion.
“Five generations, all stuck here unable to leave?”
Qin Xuan looked at the old man in confusion.
“That's right, our Wang Family, with over a hundred people, was sent here, and these five generations have never been able to leave.”
The old man fell silent.
“Only the caravan brings various supplies each time, and we trade with Soul Cores.”
This place was barren, and everything they ate should have been obtained from the caravan.
Qin Xuan fell silent for a moment.
This place was so harsh; normally, it should be impossible to live here at all.
If not for these caravans, they would never have been able to live this long.
“Since the caravan is sent by this Heavenly Fiend Sect, there's only one possibility, and that is that the Heavenly Fiend Sect needs these people to help them collect these Soul Cores…”
Han Ye helped analyze.
“Then are the other stone houses here all from your Wang Family?”
Qin Xuan asked.
The old man fell silent, then shook his head.
“After our Wang Family, nearly a hundred people, moved here, only my granddaughter and I are left now.”
“Our Wang Family members over these years have either been eaten by these monsters or captured to mine.”
“The people in the other villages have been gradually sent in by the Heavenly Fiend Sect over these years.”
Speaking of this, the old man rubbed the Little Girl's head.
“If I wasn't worried about my granddaughter, I would have fought those people to the death long ago.”
Hearing this, Qin Xuan frowned slightly.
“Whenever someone in a stone house dies, they bring some people in to replenish the numbers.”
“As for children, once they reach adulthood, they are taken away to mine, leaving only us old folks and children.”
“Before, the Heavenly Fiend Sect only had a few villages here, but I heard that over these years, the Heavenly Fiend Sect has been transporting stones from outside to build stone houses, constructing more and more of them.”
